1890s Original French Belle Epoque Poster, L'Ile Des Baisers - Steinlen Summer Olympics Kauffer picked what he considered

Kauffer picked what he considered to be the posters which did just that - French

Ibels and Steinlen helped popularize the medium when they illustrated the famous "Paris en Chanson" series of music sheets in the 1890s

une façon neuve de traduire par le crayon et le pinceau l'impression d'art

He studied for four years at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Cabanel

This poster comes from the private collection of a noted author

1890s Original French Belle Epoque Poster, L'Ile Des Baisers - Steinlen Summer Olympics Kauffer picked what he consideredDate: 1890s Size: 8. 25 x 11. 5 inches About The Poster: This print by Alexandre Theophile Steinlen (1859 1923) is from the French songbook by Paul Duelmet, Chansons de femmes (Enoch & Cie and Paul Ollendorff, 1896). Delmet's music sheets are accompanied by poetry from various writers (Henri Maigret, Armand Sylvestre, Jules Mry and others) and 15 prints by Steinlen one for each song. This particular piece is for the song L'Ile des baisers. The book is